Transcription
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- [smyoo]
- /smyu/
- /smjuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [smyoo]
- /smyu/
Definitions of smew word
- noun smew a Eurasian duck, Mergus albellus, closely akin to mergansers: the male is white marked with black and gray. 1
- noun smew a merganser, Mergus albellus, of N Europe and Asia, having a male plumage of white with black markings 0
- noun smew a small Eurasian merganser (Mergus albellus), the male of which has a white crest 0
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Origin of smew
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Smew
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
smew popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.